UN to probe attack on Gaza building
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The UN secretary-general has announced an investigation into the attack on the main UN compound in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s 22-day assault on the Palestinian territory. Ban Ki-moon said on... Read more
Study: Coffee lovers’ risk of dementia low
Entertainment, Featured · Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Coffee, Danish language, Directories, Health, Mental health, Specific Substances, Swedish language
Drinking coffee may do more than just keep you awake. A new study suggests a potential link to mental health later in life as well. A team of Swedish and Danish researchers tracked coffee consumption... Read more
Turkish PM admonishes Israel president over Gaza
Featured, Top Buzz · Tags: Barack Obama, Israel, President of Israel, Shimon Peres, Society and Culture, Turkey, Valerie Jarrett, World Economic Forum
Turkey’s prime minister stalked off the stage at the World Economic Forum red-faced Thursday after reproaching Israel’s president over the Gaza offensive by saying “You kill people.”... Read more
Iraq votes in key test of nation’s stability
People News · Tags: 2003 invasion of Iraq, Afghanistan, Arab, Barack Obama, Foreign policy, Iraq, Iraqi, United States
BAGHDAD - Millions of Iraqis vote on Saturday in an election seen as a gauge of how far the war-torn nation has progressed since a US-led invasion almost six years ago. The stability of Iraq has been... Read more
A perk for coffee lovers?
Entertainment, Featured · Tags: Alzheimer, Alzheimer's disease, Coffee, Conditions and Diseases, Dementia, Health, Mental health, Neurological Disorders
Drinking coffee may do more than just keep you awake. A study suggests an intriguing potential link to mental health later in life. A team of Swedish and Danish researchers tracked coffee consumption... Read more
Research on mice links fast food to Alzheimer’s
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Mice fed junk food for nine months showed signs of developing the abnormal brain tangles strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease, a Swedish researcher said on Friday. The findings, which come... Read more
Israel in the dock over attack on Gaza
Featured, Top Buzz · Tags: Death, Donald Macintyre, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, War crime, Warfare and Conflict
By the time the shooting stopped, more than 100 Palestinians had been killed for every Israeli who died. Was every death lawful? And, if not, where does the fault lie? Raymond Whitaker and Donald Macintyre... Read more
U.S. envoy due in Israel on Middle East peace push
People News · Tags: Barack Obama, Israel, Middle East, Mitchell George J, Northern Ireland, Palestinian people, US President Barack Obama, West Bank
U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell arrives in Israel on Wednesday to take the first steps towards reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. A former U.S. senator and experienced mediator... Read more
Counting casualties of Gaza’s war
People News · Tags: Civilian casualties, Gaza, Israelis, Middle East, Ministry of Health, Palestinian people, Propaganda, Warfare and Conflict
In any conflict the number of deaths - of combatants and civilians - is a highly sensitive topic. Numbers can be used for propaganda purposes by all sides and they can play a role in determining perceptions... Read more
Nutrition: Is it safe to eat lots of sushi?
Do we need to worry about mercury from eating sushi? The short answer is no, I don’t think that you need to worry about mercury if you are eating an average takeaway-size box of mixed sushi. This... Read more